Data Engineer and Architecture Lead

Salary: £32,533 - £36,448 per annum (Salary dependent on qualifications and experience) Contract: Full Time, Permanent Required: 24th August 2026 About the Role We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Database Engineer & Architect Lead to join our IT team here at the College. This role is a challenging yet incredibly rewarding position. You will work within a small team of developers with your focus on leading the design, maintenance, and technical development of our core database infrastructure. We are seeking a strategic thinker and hands-on expert to ensure our data architecture is secure, scalable, and delivered effectively within required timescales. In this role, you will be responsible for setting, driving, and maintaining high standards of data governance, ensuring all our digital services are reliably supported across our data systems. Who You Are You are an experienced data engineer with a keen interest in architecture, database management, and infrastructure security. You bring a proven track record of introducing new processes that improve security, boost efficiency, and simplify complex operations. If you are ready to help the College deliver outstanding digital results, we want to hear from you. Closing Date: 31st July 2026, noon Interviews From: 3rd August 2026 We reserve the right to interview prior to this date. PLEASE APPLY NOW - This position will close once sufficient applications are received. We regret that due to the large number of applications we receive we are only able to contact those candidates to be interviewed. Unfortunately, due to the high number of applicants, we are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. Benefits include: LGPS defined benefit pension scheme (including life assurance), sick pay scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site car parking, on-site fitness suite, Refectory, and Cycle-to-Work Scheme. Cirencester College may carry out online searches during the recrui